Sustainability

R.A Jones to Install Rooftop Solar Panels at Its Manufacturing Facility

More than 50% of R.A Jones’ Covington, Ky. plant will be powered by solar panels, helping to reduce carbon footprint and lower its annual electricity costs. It is the first Coesia company in the U.S. to power its facility with photovoltaic systems.

October 10, 2023

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Controls & Machine Components

Factory Automation Advancements for CPGs

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Bosch Rexroth showcased developments in control systems, conveyance, and more for packaging machinery.

October 9, 2023

Flexible packaging

Fox Packaging Names Jen Doxey Director of Sales

Fox Packaging

Doxey will be responsible for overseeing the sales operations of Fox Packaging and Fox Solutions and will collaborate with the current team in developing sales and service strategies that further the Fox brand.

October 9, 2023

Robotics

Automation Keeps Kegs Moving at Yuengling

America’s oldest brewery continues a long tradition of using packaging robotics for keg handling, installing two new 6-axis robots that depalletize/palletize kegs at 400/hr.

August 4, 2023

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Inspection Ecosystem Provides Greater Traceability, Data Management

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Antares Vision Group debuted Diamind, a series of interconnected hardware and software systems.

October 7, 2023

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Updated Software Improves Ability to Monitor Inspection Results

Version 2.6 of Mettler-Toledo’s ProdX software improves the web dashboard and provides automated reporting to optimize documentation of inspection issues.

October 6, 2023

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New Compact Floor Level Palletizer at PACK EXPO

The FLD2500 Floor Level infeed conventional palletizer runs faster at a smaller footprint.

October 6, 2023

Cartoning

Dan Schmidt Appointed Vice President and General Manager for ESS Technologies

ESS Technologies, Inc.

In his new role, Schmidt will lead the overall operations of ESS Technologies, a Pacteon Co., with a focus on delivering to the Pacteon Promise to Make it Right.

October 6, 2023

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Linerless Print & Apply Labelers Reduce Waste, Downtime

Collamat’s Linerfree thermal print-and-apply printers accommodate linerless labels and can customize label lengths with label cutting on-the-fly.

October 5, 2023

Sustainability

Arika Stoecker Named Director of Business Development for Case Paper

Case Paper

In her new role, Stoecker will be responsible for driving marketing initiatives and working strategically with all levels of the company to ensure a unified approach in its pursuit of growth and development.

October 5, 2023

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Bulk Depalletizer Improves Operator Ergonomics, Safety

The patent-pending design of the new Goldco Fortis bulk depalletizer from BW Packaging addresses issues in dunnage handling and layer pad curling, enhancing overall production and reliability.

October 5, 2023

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

NJM Appoints Adam Ellicson Regional Sales Manager for the Midwestern United States

NJM Packaging, a ProMach product brand

NJM, a ProMach product brand, announces the appointment of Adam Ellicson to the position of regional sales manager for the Midwestern United States.

October 5, 2023

Secondary Packaging

Robotics Brings Big Benefits to Bakery

Two identical monoblock cartoning/case packing systems produce a number of secondary and tertiary packaging formats, while robotic palletizing brings the automated line to a close.

October 4, 2023